High School Trip/Help

[digitalgangsta21]

Actually, nobody knows about it or suspects anything...I have done a great job of hiding it and making excuses the past few years, but I guess it will be all for nothing in less then 3 weeks.  

If I get some pics up I need non-bs, straight up what you guys think of it. That would help me out a lot if I knew where my particular situation stood.

[SC GameCOCKS]

Actually, nobody knows about it or suspects anything...I have done a great job of hiding it and making excuses the past few years, but I guess it will be all for nothing in less then 3 weeks.  

If I get some pics up I need non-bs, straight up what you guys think of it. That would help me out a lot if I knew where my particular situation stood.

no BS here...post some

[aux513s]

Why can't you just not go on the trip?

[digitalgangsta21]

Taken with a terrible quality camera phone and it makes it look not bad at all. I tried out the liquid bandage and HIGHLY reccomend it...it works very well and is water proof. The brush kind works better then the spray kind, so this is some good news for thr trip. I suggest you guys try that out.

[d3ll]

I can't see it mate, if so, its nothing to worry about imho. I'm not saying your a girl or being girly about it, but mine are much bigger, as are other people on this forums. Your gyne isnt OUTSIDE of your nipples, so people won't notice (i doubt it anyway).

one way to cover them up - put ur arms up, when you have wet hair, and just brush your hair, putting your biceps over your nipples. I'm really well built - muscle wise, my gyne wrecks my whole physicque, i might stop working out and see if that helps, the gyne sticks out like a saw thumb damn it :@

[There_Is_Hope]

I missed a high-school trip to the water park for the same reason.

Honestly, if it's your senior trip, as already mentioned, you wont be seeing 90% of these people after the trip so just go for it. The biggest part of overcoming your fears is facing them head on. I'm still self-concious about my chest, but as of late I've said f-it and started taking my shirt off and whatnot and no one has said a thing.

[hiufung88319]

I don't think you have gyne....

[SC GameCOCKS]

Wow I was def expecting something worse...start packing your bags and get ready for a good time man! Your cause is very mild, so definatly go. Im glad the liquid band-aid suggestion worked for ya!

[digitalgangsta21]

I think its a combination of bad pioctures and the tight nipples, but it is def a little worse then that.

It's going to be the first time I have my shirt off in oublic in almost 3 years...wow

[halo2006]

dude, u look fine. mine is 1000000x worse, i live in nyc, across the street from the beach, and my building has a pool, lots of girls everywhere. i'd kill to have your chest cuz i had some nice breasts. u have NOTHING to worry about.

[Paa_Paw]

I cannot estimate how often I've read that line about it being much worse than the pictures indicate.

This puzzles me as I have never owned a camera capable of lying.

Gynecomastia is a family trait and no one in my family over the age of eleven has a chest anywhere near that flat.

I'd suggest that the Dr. you really need to see is a Psychologist.  What is going on between your ears is much more important than what is on your chest.

Have fun in Mexico.

[digitalgangsta21]

Liquid Bandage is amazing.

Got home at 3:30, applied it to both sides, went outside and swimming from 4:00-:700ish, then went and played baseball and baseball and basketball and got back at 10 and both nipples were tight and nice. My chest still sucks but the liquid bandage is amazing and may be my confidence booster in mexico. I'm still really nervous about walking topless on beaches instead of going swimming then throwing on a shirt...I'm going to try and play water polo with my friends so they see me before mexico and I know what to expect.

From my use using this I highly suggest it...it helped me a ton and boosted my confidence from scared to just paranoid and nervous and a little scared.

[headheldhigh01]

having a mild case instead of d-cups is no insurance against misery from your peers, and although mine was worse than his, i should know.  

in any case like this i think your best shot is talking to a teacher or counselor you can trust and exempting out of whatever part would require you to expose yourself.  

[Vrocker]

you sound like me... I always wear at least two shirts (a tee shirt that is too tight with a loose one over it and often a long button up shirt over that) even when it is hot

The thing is though that you shouldn't let it bother you around your friends I have a lot of friends that I go camping and swimming with and have no problem taking my shirt off around them... sure it can be a little uncomfortable but they are your friends so I'm sure they won't make fun of you.  

As it is your senior trip though I assume people who you aren't really friends with will be there... well as said you prolly won't ever see them again.

This is a fear like anything else... when you piece it out you can say things like "if they are your friends they really won't care" or "the only people that make fun of you are pathetic themselves and it is their problem not yours' and that is true but if you are anything like me that isn't going to make you feel any better about doing it.

My suggestion... go for it, but only if you think you can either not let it preoccupy you the entire time or avoid it being a problem. Because honestly if you go and let yourself have a terrible time it isn't going to do anything but make your self esteem problems worse.\


EDIT: I just saw your pics and it looks fine to me... I mean I could notice but I was also looking for it.  I think most people looking wouldn't think there is anything abnormal about your chest.  You are actually pretty lucky I would say from those pics.  Most of my chest is muscle but that small amount of fat or w/e around my nipples makes the whole thing look bad...


http://www.gynecomastia.org/cgi-bin/gyne_yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=11;action=display;num=1149879027
If you want to compare

[alvin]

You sound exatly like me man... all the seniors were going on a trip to puerto villarta Mexico after school got out this year. I ended up not going SPECIFICALY because of my mild case of gyn with puffy nipples. I told everyone it was because i didnt want to pay so much money for the trip but that wasnt it at all.

Like you i dont care about beign in the pool, its the transision periods when u just get out and right before you get in, or just lying around the pool in the sun.

Just pinch them really good before you get in and out, and if you dont want to throw your shirt on right when you get out do what i do: roll up your towl and throw it around your neck, so the ends hang down and cover up your nips perfectly... after a bit just put ur shirt on.

Earlier people mentioned putting liquid band-aid on, i plan on trying this too. Maybe alos the alo vera lotion.. anyways good luck on your trip, i'm sure if i'd gone it woudlnt have ended up beign a big deal, just get drunk and have fun man.